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* Kimimaro from ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' can use the bones in his body as weapons, including his fingertips as bullet-like projectiles. Justified in his case, since he can grow new bones with chakra.

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* Kimimaro from ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' can use the bones in his body as weapons, [[FingerFirearms including his fingertips as bullet-like projectiles.projectiles]]. Justified in his case, since he can grow new bones with chakra.

** Stalnox in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' can break off their rib bones and hurl them, though unlike most examples of the trope, they have a limited supply. You can also pull this off yourself using the dropped arms of Stal enemies and in the case of a Stalizalfos arm, it'll act as a fragile PrecisionGuidedBoomerang.

** TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}: Skull Cannons of [[WarGod Khorne]] from ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'', ''TabletopGame/WarhammerAgeOfSigmar'' and ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' fire the skulls of those crushed beneath spiked wheels of the daemonic artillery back at their victims former comrades.** ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'':

** In TabletopGame/WarhammerAgeOfSigmar the Bonesplitter Orruks believe that the bones of wild beasts contain the energy of the Waaagh! The Savage Orruk Arrowboyz fire these bones from their primitive bows with such force that they can penetrate even a Chaos Knightís armour.

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** In TabletopGame/WarhammerAgeOfSigmar ''TabletopGame/WarhammerAgeOfSigmar'' the Bonesplitter Orruks believe that the bones of wild beasts contain the energy of the Waaagh! The Savage Orruk Arrowboyz fire these bones from their primitive bows with such force that they can penetrate even a Chaos Knightís armour.

* [[BossInMookClothing Ghouls]] in ''VideoGame/DarkestDungeon'' carry across their chests a bandolier of skulls that are not just for show. Skull Toss is their go-to method of wrecking your backline: it causes a ''lot'' of physical damage, deals stress, and has a considerable chance of stunning the targeted hero.

* In Tercio/Line Infantry warfare (c.1550-1850) the most common form of shrapnel removed from the wounded was bone. Arquebus, matchlock, and musket barrels were made wide enough for them to fire bullets which could shatter even the body's largest bones and spray them the other side of a man as shrapnel. The second-most common material removed from wounds was of course clothing. Overclothes were particularly dirty as they were rarely washed, since very few (common) dies were capable of retaining their colour when washed with water (undyed underclothes were there to insulate your overclothes from your sweaty body, and ''were' washed). Both bone and clothing had a tendency to cause infection when left in wounds.

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* In Tercio/Line Infantry warfare (c.1550-1850) the most common form of shrapnel removed from the wounded was bone. Arquebus, matchlock, and musket barrels were made wide enough for them to fire bullets which could shatter even the body's largest bones and spray them out the other side of a man as shrapnel. The second-most common material removed from wounds was of course clothing. Overclothes were particularly dirty as they were rarely washed, since very few (common) dies were capable of retaining their colour when washed with water (undyed underclothes were there to insulate your overclothes from your sweaty body, and ''were' washed). Both bone and clothing had a tendency to cause infection when left in wounds.

* In TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'', the Tomb Kings army has access to Screaming Skull Catapults (affectionately terms "Skull Chuckers" until around the turn of the millennium) - large trebuchets made from the bones of desert animals that fire flaming skulls at the foe. In the large-scale Warmaster spin-off game they also have Bone Throwers - gigantic bolt throwers of similar manufacture whose ammunition is the sharpened femur-bones of giants.

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* In TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'', the Creator/GamesWorkshop games:** TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}: *** The Tomb Kings army has access to Screaming Skull Catapults (affectionately terms "Skull Chuckers" until around the turn of the millennium) - large trebuchets made from the bones of desert animals that fire flaming skulls at the foe. In foe. *** The background material says that Nagashizzar, the large-scale Warmaster spin-off game they also have Bone Throwers - fortress of the Great Necromancer Nagash, is protected by gigantic bolt throwers of similar manufacture whose ammunition is the sharpened femur-bones of giants.giants. While these Bone Throwers havenít appeared in the main game they were an option for the Undead army in the large-scale GaidenGame ''Warmaster''.** In TabletopGame/WarhammerAgeOfSigmar the Bonesplitter Orruks believe that the bones of wild beasts contain the energy of the Waaagh! The Savage Orruk Arrowboyz fire these bones from their primitive bows with such force that they can penetrate even a Chaos Knightís armour.

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